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Daylight Saving Time Ends This Weekend
Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, November 2. That means you should move your clocks back one hour on Saturday night before going to bed. It is also recommended that you use this as a reminder to change all batteries in fire alarms and carbon monoxide detectors.
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Ellis Library Fire Alarm Testing Friday, November 7
The MU campus plans to test the Ellis Library fire alarm system on Friday, November 7. The audible testing (with horns and strobes) will occur between 6:00 – 7:30 am. Typically, the alarms only sound for 5-10 minutes per building. After the audible testing, Midwest Electronic Systems will silence the system and test all the smoke detectors and pull stations quietly throughout the day.
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Open Access Week Posts (Note: Additional Open Access Week posts will be published next week.)
- Celebrate Open Access Week With Mizzou Libraries
- Mizzou Author on Publishing OA
- RSC Added to Open Access Agreements
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United Way Bake for Later Bake Sale – Call for Bakers!
As your United Way reps for this year, Gwen and I have planned a few events to take place over the next few months to raise money for the University’s United Way Campaign. The first one is the Bake for Later Bake Sale!
Here’s how it works:
- We will recruit “bakers” who would commit to baking something for their fellow library employee within a certain time frame (3 months or so).
- We will have an online silent auction the last week of October where Libraries staff can bid on an item to be baked for them later. After the auction, it will be the up to the winner and baker to work out the logistics of when the item would be baked and delivered.
Call for Bakers: If you would like to be a baker for this event, please contact Jennifer Walker or Gwen Gray by next Friday, October 24, and let us know what item you are willing to bake. You don’t need to bake anything now; you will just commit to bake something for later!
Help Needed!
We need a few additional volunteers to help maintain the Ellis Library Staff Lounge on Mondays and Thursdays. Cleaning takes 15-20 minutes, and we provide the gloves, supplies, and training. Sign up for one shift or more per semester – your choice!
Contact Gwen Gray, MULSA Staff Lounge Chair, GrayG@missouri.edu, if interested.